Picking Up the Pieces: Baytown Boys Series by Maryann Jordan

Author:Maryann Jordan [Jordan, Maryann]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-11T16:00:00+00:00

Waking the next morning, Lance opened his eyes just in time to see Jade blinking awake also. He observed the confusion on her face as she tried to move before realizing his body was helping to keep her still.

“Hey,” he greeted. “Don’t move too fast. Give your body a chance to wake up and take stock of how you are.”

She rolled onto her back, keeping her wrist supported as she stretched her legs, wincing at the pain in her neck and chest. Breathing gingerly, she nodded as she said, “My wrist and ankle ache, but it’s the seatbelt bruise that makes it hard to breathe sometimes.”

He rolled out of the bed and padded around to her injured side, pulling the comforter down. Placing his hands under her neck and back, he assisted her to a seated position before brushing her hair back from her face. “Okay?”

“Yeah,” she smiled up at him. Taking a slow, deep breath, she lifted her arms to him and allowed him to pull her to a standing position. Blushing, she said, “First stop, bathroom.”

He nodded and steadied her with his hand at her back until she disappeared behind the door. Sliding on his jeans, he left off his shirt and moved into the kitchen, pulling out his frying pan to begin breakfast.

A moment later, Jade hobbled into the kitchen, the scent of bacon and eggs calling to her. The sight of Lance’s naked, muscular chest had her mouth watering for a taste of him more than for the food.

He looked over his shoulder and grinned. “I cooked the bacon in the microwave and just scrambled some eggs. Is that okay?”

“More than okay,” she said, eyeing the plate he placed on the table. She attempted to maneuver into the seat, but he stepped behind her, his long arm snatching the plate.

“Let’s get you settled where you won’t topple over.” Lance moved toward the living room and, once she was comfortable on the sofa, placed the plate on her lap and coffee on the end table within reach. “It’s good you’re right handed,” he commented, pleased to see her digging into her breakfast with gusto.

“I’m starving this morning,” she said, looking up. “Are you eating?”

Chuckling, he nodded and moved back to the kitchen to get his plate and coffee, before returning to join her on the sofa. After breakfast, he took the plates and rinsed them before leaving them in the sink. “Do you need a pain pill, sweetheart?”

“No,” she replied in haste, scrunching her nose. “I hate the way they make me feel. But I’ll take some Aleve in a little bit.”

As he settled into the deep cushions of the sofa, he twisted his body so that he was close and facing her. “Jade, we need to talk.”

Sighing, she nodded. “Maybe I do need a pain pill,” she joked, her voice tinged with sadness. “I know what you’re going to ask, but Lance, I have no idea why someone ran me off the road. Maybe it was just a teenager being stupid with a dare or something.

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